Bowenfels, New South Wales
Bowenfels is a small town on the western outskirts of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.
| Bowenfels New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Bowenfels railway station | |||||||||||||||
Bowenfels | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°31′S 150°07′E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,048 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2790 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 910 m (2,986 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Lithgow | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
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Today there are effectively two Bowenfels. Near Lithgow, on the Great Western Highway, is Bowenfels (with the homestead of the valley's first settler, Andrew Brown). About a kilometre south is South Bowenfels. Although both are now essentially suburbs of Lithgow, Bowenfels was, in fact, the first settlement in the valley, pre-dating the existence of Lithgow by nearly 40 years.
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